[Alpines] Sunbeam Alpine Rear Springs & Bushes

[Ron Tebo]

Lauri:

Re: the drive shaft;
What most do is take your standard shaft, with the splined yoke end you 
should have gotten with your transmission, to a drive-line specialist, 
and have it rebuilt, cut down. and balanced, with the new splined yoke 
installed. This should cost less than $150 US and leaves you with the 
equivalent of a new drive shaft, rather than a second-hand MG shaft that 
may need rebuilding anyway. Here are the actual measurements from Jan 
Servaites:


"Ron, I just measured 2 OD shafts and I measure 29.5" from center of yoke
to the opposite yoke center. As a reference check, a non-OD measures
32.25"
Jan Servaites"

I will check my archive later for info on the bushings, if you don't get 
an adequate reply.

Ron Tebo

?auri Lehtinen wrote:

>Dear fellows,
>as you discussed about rear springs I did remember that my rear spring
>bushes are at least 25 years old - maybe even the original ones!
>Modern bushes are made of polyurethane (not PU foam, hah-haa!) and I have
>heard that they are guite easily produced by turning in an usual lathe. Is
>that something like a fairytale?
>
>Another thing is I bought an overdrive box from ebay. Now I need a shorter
>propeller shaft, was it so that a standard MGB shaft fits straight in place?
>
>BTW, now I understand why my engine was so civilized when idling and
>slow-reving. There was a 8.5" clutch with a huge flywheel, maybe from a
>Commer Cob / Hillman Husky or even from a Commer truck??
>
>Your eastern echo
>
>Lauri, Helsinki